[DuncanWaring]

If I recall correctly, he said this was the hardest song he ever wrote.

[RedMonqey]

[Intro]
And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder. One of the four beasts saying, “Come and see.” And I saw, and behold a white horse

[Verse 1]
There’s a man going around taking names
And he decides who to free and who to blame
Everybody won’t be treated all the same
There’ll be a golden ladder reaching down
When the man comes around
The hairs on your arm will stand up
At the terror in each sip and in each sup
Will you partake of that last offered cup
Or disappear into the potter’s ground
When the man comes around

[Chorus]
Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers
One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to the big kettledrum
Voices calling, voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
It’s alpha and omega’s kingdom come
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree
It’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks

[Verse 2]
Till Armageddon no salam, no shalom
Then the father hen will call his chickens home
The wise man will bow down before the throne
And at his feet they’ll cast their golden crowns
When the man comes around
Whoever is unjust let him be unjust still
Whoever is righteous let him be righteous still
Whoever is filthy let him be filthy still
Listen to the words long written down
When the man comes around

[Chorus]
Hear the trumpets hear the pipers
One hundred million angels singing
Multitudes are marching to the big kettledrum
Voices calling, voices crying
Some are born and some are dying
It’s alpha and omega’s kingdom come
And the whirlwind is in the thorn tree
The virgins are all trimming their wicks
The whirlwind is in the thorn tree
It’s hard for thee to kick against the pricks
In measured hundred weight and penny pound
When the man comes around

[karnage]

Such a great song. And so powerfully sung.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I always liked Johnny Cash but I think he put out some of his best music in his later years.

[Larry Lucido]

Then the father hen will call his chickens home

Okay, I like this song, but I'm a bit lost here.

You've got the hen, and you've got the chicken, and you've got...the "father hen"? Something's missing here.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

If you like it, check out the movie “Dawn Of The Dead” ( 2004 remake ). It’s the theme song.

[DoodleBob]

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Powerful song.

[heterosupremacist]

Johnny Cash-gasmic!

It has been too long since I listened to that, T Y 4 posting.

It makes me think of another Cash Classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTCS6aWRSc&list=RDDQTCS6aWRSc&start_radio=1#t=18

[Born to Conserve]

Always reminds me of the Bommer slide show. They almost erased it from the internet, but I got me a copy. W did alright for a while there.

[gaijin]

LOVE THIS SONG...!!

[daniel1212]

And there is also Johnny Cash- Gospel Road movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDftkH9AZP8

[CJ Wolf]

Thankq! And the whirlwind...

[Redwood71]

There is a great song by Johnny Cash that I love and shed a tear for every time I hear it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqrjeScLSI

And some want to kneel in disrespect to it, and disrespect those that represented it with their all. Thank you Mr. Cash for helping us remembrer.

Rwood

[Impala64ssa]

One of my favorites from the "Man in Black". There was also a lighter humorous side of Mr Cash as well, One Piece at a Time and of course that classic A Boy Named Sue (I wonder how manty trans snowflakes would have a meltdown hearing this one?) ;)

[trebb]

Have the album - on the “lighter” side is “Personal Jesus”